Clinical trials: Africa
Malignant Melanoma
An Open-Label Study of Zelboraf (Vemurafenib) in Patients With Braf V600 Mutation Positive Metastatic Melanoma
This open-label, single-arm, multicenter study will assess the safety and efficacy of Zelboraf (vemurafenib) in patients with Braf V600 mutation positive metastatic melanoma.
- Trial name
- NCT01898585
- Testing
- Zelboraf
- Where
- 9 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Poverty
Economic Empowerment Program Suubi-Maka
The overall goal of SUUBI-MAKA is to further develop and preliminarily examine a family economic empowerment intervention that creates economic opportunities (specifically Children Development Accounts) for families in Uganda who…
- Trial name
- Suubi-Maka (NCT01180114)
- Testing
- Suubi-Maka ('Hope for Families'), Usual Care
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Rotavirus Infection of Children
A Trial to Assess the Safety, Immunogenicity and Efficacy of a Trivalent Rotavirus P2-VP8 Subunit Vaccine in Prevention of Severe Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Healthy Infants in Africa and India
The trial will be a multinational, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, endpoint driven, group-sequential, active comparator-controlled study, in which participating infants will be randomized 1:1 to receive either: 1) 90 µg…
- Trial name
- NCT04010448
- Testing
- TV P2-VP8, Rotarix
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 8,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PATH
Diabetes
Case-Control Study of Inflammatory Breast Cancer in North Africa
Background: Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare, poorly understood and particularly aggressive form of breast cancer. Three characteristics of IBC tumors their rapid progression, their extensive formation of new blood…
- Trial name
- NCT00793390
- Where
- 6 sites in Egypt, Morocco and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 815 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Malaria in Pregnancy, HIV Infections
Establishing Effectiveness of Daily Co-trimoxazole Prophylaxis For Prevention of Malaria in Pregnancy
Malaria is a major contributor of disease burden in Sub-Saharan Africa: 90% of global cases occur there, and pregnant women and children under 5 years are the most vulnerable.
- Trial name
- NCT01053325
- Testing
- Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis, SP IPT
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 848 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
HIV Prevention, Conception
Safer Conception for Women - Understanding Use of Periconception PrEP
Women who choose to conceive with an infected or unknown serostatus partner in HIV-endemic settings need prevention strategies to reduce periconception HIV acquisition risk.
- Trial name
- NCT03194308
- Testing
- PrEP for Safer Conception
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Acute Otitis Media
Study to Identify and Characterize Bacteria Causing Acute Otitis Media in South African Children
The purpose of this study is to identify and characterize the bacteria causing acute otitis media episode in HIV-positive and HIV-negative children (>=3 months to <5 years) in South Africa.
- Trial name
- NCT01031082
- Testing
- Middle ear fluid, nasopharyngeal aspirate and urine sample.
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 265 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Malaria, Malaria Vaccines
Study to Evaluate Immunogenicity of the Hepatitis B Antigen of the GSK Biologicals' Candidate Malaria Vaccine (257049)
This study has been designed to support the indication of the candidate vaccine (also referred to as GSK 257049 or RTS,S in this record) against hepatitis B virus infection, when administered as a primary vaccination integrated…
- Trial name
- NCT01345240
- Testing
- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Biologicals' candidate Plasmodium falciparum malaria vaccine 257049, Engerix-B™ vaccine, Infanrix/Hib™ vaccine
- Where
- 2 sites in Burkina Faso, Ghana
- Volunteers
- 705 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
HIV, Trauma Exposure
Improving the Health of South African Women With Traumatic Stress in HIV Care (C0147)
In this study, the investigators propose to develop Improving AIDS Care after Trauma (ImpACT), an intervention based on theories of stress and coping and evidence-based treatment for traumatic stress.
- Trial name
- ImpACT (NCT02223390)
- Testing
- Improving AIDS Care after Trauma (ImpACT)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Surgical Wound Infection, Infected Wound
Current Surgical Practices and Surgical Site Infection at Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Mekelle, Ethiopia
This study evaluates the current surgical practices at Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in comparison to the World Health Organization's Surgical Unit Based Safety Programme guidelines and aims to determine how deviations…
- Conditions
- Surgical Wound Infection, Infected Wound, Surgical Site Infection, Surgery--Complications
- Trial name
- NCT03761459
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,240 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Malaria, All-cause Mortality
Effects of Insecticide Treated Bednets on Child Morbidity and Mortality
Insecticide-impregnated bed nets and curtains (ITN) have been shown to be effective against malaria. However, given that most ITN studies were of limited length, researchers have postulated the hypothesis that in areas of intense…
- Trial name
- NCT00225368
- Testing
- Insecticide treated bednets
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
Alcohol Use Disorder
A Non-Inferiority Trial of an Electronic vs Face-to-face Brief Intervention After Alcohol Screening in Two Countries
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two different strategies to deliver brief interventions to people whose scores on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) suggest that their level of alcohol use may be…
- Trial name
- NCT07150156
- Testing
- brief intervention following alcohol screening
- Where
- 2 sites in Mexico, South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,439 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HBSA
Sickle Cell Disease, Pain Crisis Recurrent
Effectiveness of Laying-on-of-hands for Sickle Cell Disease
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of 1-year administration of laying-on-of-hands on the morbidity and mortality of patients with sickle cell disease in Africa.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Pain Crisis Recurrent, Anemia, Infection
- Trial name
- NCT01518218
- Testing
- laying-on-of-hands
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- MOA Health Science Foundation
Cryptosporidiosis
A Study to Characterize the Clinical Presentation and Course of Cryptosporidium in Pediatric Participants
This study aims to characterize the pediatric cryptosporidiosis disease profile with respect to clinical presentation.
- Trial name
- NCT07716410
- Where
- 4 sites in Kenya, Malaysia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Visceral Leishmaniasis
Miltefosine/Paromomycin Phase III Trial for Treatment of Primary Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) Patients in Eastern Africa
This is an open label, Phase III, randomized, controlled, parallel arm multicentre non-inferiority clinical trial to compare the efficacy and safety of two combination regimens of Miltefosine and Paromomycin with the standard…
- Trial name
- NCT03129646
- Testing
- Miltefosine, Paromomycin, Sodium stibogluconate
- Where
- 7 sites in Ethiopia, Kenya and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 439 people
- Sponsor
- Drugs for Neglected Diseases